Pentecostal Republic: Religion and the Struggle for State Power in Nigeria 1st Edition is written by Ebenezer Obadare and published by Zed Books. The Digital and eTextbook ISBNs for Pentecostal Republic are 9781786992406, 178699240X and the print ISBNs are 9781786992376, 178699237X. Save up to 80% versus print by going digital with VitalSource.In Pastoral Power, Clerical State, Ebenezer Obadare investigates the social origins of clerical authority in modern-day Nigeria with an eye to parallel developments and patterns within the broader African society. Obadare focuses on the figure of the pastor as a bearer of political power, thaumaturgical expertise, and sexual attractiveness who ..."Adebanwi and Obadare, two of the leading lights of a new generation of African social scientists, have skillfully assembled an intergenerational mix of long-term students of politics, economy, and society in contemporary Nigeria that will offer readers considerable food for thought about the history of the organization and use of power and ... Ebenezer Obadare, Professor of Sociology at the University of Kansas, is the author/editor of numerous works on civil society and civic engagement in Africa, including Humor, Silence, and Civil Society in Nigeria (2016), The Handbook of Civil Society in Africa (2014), and Civic Agency in Africa: Arts of Resistance in the 21st Century (2014).Pentecostal Republic: Religion and the Struggle for State Power in Nigeria 1st Edition is written by Ebenezer Obadare and published by Zed Books. The Digital and eTextbook ISBNs for Pentecostal Republic are 9781786992406, 178699240X and the print ISBNs are 9781786992376, 178699237X. Save up to 80% versus print by going digital with VitalSource.In an article criticizing the U.S. ambassador's remarks, Africa scholar Ebenezer Obadare pointed out that Thomas-Greenfield had treated Africans as effectively "moral adolescents who require ...Ebenezer Obadare is a professor in the Sociology department at University of Kansas - see what their students are saying about them or leave a rating yourself.Before he became famous for leaking the Pentagon Papers, Ellsberg was a bright analyst at the RAND Corporation who worked on some of the most perplexing problems in U.S. national security. This candid and chilling memoir describes how he came to recognize that the U.S. military's approach to preparing for nuclear war was terrifyingly casual.Michelle Gavin, Ebenezer Obadare, and other experts track political and security developments across sub-Saharan Africa. Most weekdays. Url. Email Address. View all newsletters >This well-written study of the Bush administration's European policy gives a vivid account of the diplomatic strategies and processes that attended the liberation of Eastern Europe, the unification of Germany, and the collapse of the Soviet Union. The author, who was director of European affairs at the National Security Council in 1989-92, stresses that the outcome that had once seemed ...OBADARE: Thank you, Jim. LINDSAY: Ebenezer, Nigeria's general election is much like a U.S. general election in that there are a lot of positions up for grabs.Ebenezer Obadare is professor of sociology at the University of Kansas and Research Fellow at the Research Institute for Theology and Religion, University of South Africa. His research has concentrated on the civil society-state interface, with particular interest in informal strategies of resistance under changing dynamics of rule. He has also ...Placed by Professor Ebenezer Obadare, erstwhile professor of sociology at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, United States of America, millions of dollars invested in an advertisement by Nigeria ...Oct 18, 2022 · Ebenezer Obadare examines the overriding impact of Nigerian Pentecostal pastors on their churches, and how they have shaped the dynamics of state-society relations during the Fourth Republic. CNN’s Laila Harrak speaks with Ebenezer Obadare, a Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, about the likelihood of a military intervention in Niger after last month’s coup, and ...by Ebenezer Obadare, London, Zed Books, 2018, 214 pp., £16.99 (paperback), ISBN 9781786992376 Creighton Dugan Coleman University of Virginia Correspondence [email protected] Pages 749-750The roots of the Halayeb Triangle dispute go back over a century. In 1899, the British Empire decided to demarcate the borders between Egypt and Sudan, both of which were under its protection. It picked the 22nd parallel as the separation line between the two administrative units, with the territory in question falling on what is now Egypt's ...Ebenezer Obadare is Douglas Dillon Senior Fellow for Africa Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). He is also a senior fellow at the New York University School of Professional Studies Center for Global Affairs, as well as a fellow at the University of South Africa's Institute of Theology. His books include Humor, Silence, and Civil ...For example, in 1996, 58.2 percent of households had access to electricity and 60.8 percent had access to piped water; in 2016 it was 90.3 percent and 83.5 percent, respectively. Despite ...Book Series Editors (advisory): Adam Branch, Alex de Waal, Alcinda Honwana, Ebenezer Obadare, Carlos Oya and Nick Westcott. COVID-19 Debating Ideas Economies and Societies South Africa. Informal Retailers: A Missed Opportunity for Tackling Food Insecurity in South Africa’s Covid-19 Response.In Pastoral Power, Clerical State, Ebenezer Obadare investigates the social origins of clerical authority in modern-day Nigeria with an eye to parallel developments and patterns within the broader African society. Obadare focuses on the figure of the pastor as a bearer of political power, thaumaturgical expertise, and sexual attractiveness who ...By Ebenezer Obadare. Zed Books, 2018, 252 pp. ... Muhammadu Buhari, is Muslim, his administration contains several prominent Pentecostals. Obadare sees Pentecostals as a force for stability but not democracy, as pastors typically use their pulpits to legitimate a corrupt and ineffectual elite. One consequence, he worries, has been growing ...Ebenezer Obadare is Douglas Dillon Senior Fellow for Africa Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). He is also a senior fellow at the New York University School of Professional Studies Center for Global Affairs, as well as a fellow at the University of South Africa's Institute of Theology. His books include Humor, Silence, and Civil ...By Ebenezer Obadare. Among the many dangers threatening the very foundation of the Nigerian state is the government's increasing reliance on internal and external borrowing to finance its operations. In recent weeks, various international organizations, private entities, senior government officials, and former government functionaries have ...1 Eyl 2023 ... Foreign Affairs | Ebenezer Obadare | After a group of senior military officers overthrew Niger's democratically elected president in July,Ebenezer Obadare is Professor of Sociology at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, USA and a Research Fellow at the Research Institute for Theology and Religion at the University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa. His research focuses on civil society and the state, religion and politics, and citizenship in Africa. ...Ebenezer Obadare In Search of Manhood At the heart of Pakistan's latest political crisis --where Taseer's Pakistan's Peoples Party (PPP) is desperately seeking a new partner to maintain its ...Introduction. Introduction: Twenty Years of Civil Rule Ebenezer Obadare. Articles. Informal urban governance and predatory politics in Africa: The role of ..."The crux of the matter is that African countries feel infantilized and neglected by Western countries, which are also accused of not living up to their soaring moral rhetoric on sovereignty and territorial sanctity," said Ebenezer Obadare, senior fellow for Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.Explore Foreign Affairs' comprehensive coverage of the historical roots and contemporary spread of authoritarianism, including the conditions that facilitate the rise of authoritarian leaders, the methods they employ to consolidate power, and the impacts of their regimes on social, economic, and political life.Michelle Gavin, Ebenezer Obadare, and other experts track political and security developments across sub-Saharan Africa. Most weekdays. Url. Email Address. View all newsletters >He is Ebenezer Obadare, not Ebezener. How we handle corrections. Elian Peltier is the West Africa correspondent. He joined The Times in 2017 and was previously based in Paris and London. He now ...Introduction. Introduction: Twenty Years of Civil Rule Ebenezer Obadare. Articles. Informal urban governance and predatory politics in Africa: The role of ...Historians of the Cold War now readily acknowledge the importance of the Azerbaijan crisis in fixing U.S. and Soviet attitudes and stances. This able case study relies on newly available archival material to broaden the picture of the crisis, placing needed emphasis on its Iranian dimensions and the three-way rivalry among the United States, the U.S.S.R and Britain.Ebenezer Babatunde Obadare is a Nigerian-American academic. He is the Douglas Dillon Senior Fellow for Africa Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington DC. Until 2021, he was a professor of Sociology at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, United States. Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare. November 7, 2022 1:57 pm (EST) It is far from surprising that the just concluded Brazilian presidential election attracted more than the usual attention from ...Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare. June 14, 2023 10:19 am (EST) It’s been a frenetic couple of weeks for the Nigerian Afrobeats star, Burna Boy. After making history by ...Even in the wretched history of terrorism, the assault that Hamas carried out in Israel on October 7 stands out. Hamas fighters viciously murdered more than 1,300 Israeli citizens, including elderly people, toddlers, and babies. It was an act of intimate barbarism that revealed a total lack of moral restraint and evoked memories of the Holocaust.Ebenezer Babatunde Obadare Associate Professor. Contrary is the case for Ebenezer Obadare who claims to be an associate professor in the University of Kansas. The so called associate professor still keeps dwelling in done and dusted issues which have so far been known to be fabricated. This makes one ask the question; how can a writer with such ...Michelle Gavin, Ebenezer Obadare, and other experts track political and security developments across sub-Saharan Africa. Most weekdays. Url. Email Address. View all newsletters >This seems to be born out of a realization that things aren’t what they used to be,” said Ebenezer Obadare, the Douglas Dillon senior fellow for Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.Oct 12, 2023 · Ebenezer Obadare’s Pentecostal Power, Clerical State charts the changing nature of political theological power in postcolonial Nigeria. In tracing the shift in authority from who he calls the “Man of Letters” to the “Man of God” Obadare reveals how the fallout from postcolonial rule and governmental corruption opened up a power vacuum ... Michelle Gavin, Ebenezer Obadare, and other experts track political and security developments across sub-Saharan Africa. Most weekdays. Url. Email Address. View all newsletters >Ebenezer Obadare’s Pentecostal Power, Clerical State charts the changing nature of political theological power in postcolonial Nigeria. In tracing the shift in authority from who he calls the “Man of Letters” to the “Man of God” Obadare reveals how the fallout from postcolonial rule and governmental corruption opened up a power vaccum ...According to the election-year bluster of politicians and pundits, the outsourcing of American jobs to other countries has become a problem of epic proportion. Fortunately, this alarmism is misguided. Outsourcing actually brings far more benefits than costs, both now and in the long run. If its critics succeed in provoking a new wave of American protectionism, the consequences will be ...In light of this, the participants at the conference “will explore the political, economic and social forces, processes, and challenges which have shaped Nigeria in the Fourth Republic.”Nigerian Sociologist Ebenezer Obadare is asking us to take a closer look at the underlying forces of Nigeria’s political life. In a new book titled Pentecostal Republic, the Kansas University professor tackles one of the country’s sore points—the persistent interference of religion in politics.. Ever since colonialism, religion has always been a key …By Ebenezer Obadare, CFR Expert. June 9, 2022 2:52 pm (EST) Nigeria is experiencing a dramatic upsurge in everyday violence, including abductions, religiously motivated attacks, assaults by armed ...Ebenezer Obadare, a senior fellow for Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, said he and others who “detest” Nigeria’s governing party can only criticize it for not doing enough ...Professor Ebenezer Obadare writes that desperate to will a preferred candidate to victory, Western journalists fell into a tunnel vision on Nigerian politics. By Ebenezer Obadare. Across the Western media, the outcome of Nigeria's just concluded general election has been both shocking and disappointing. While the shock owes to the triumph of ...Stay up to date on the latest news, analysis, and commentary in Bosnia & Herzegovina. Browse our archives of magazine articles, interviews, and in-depth essays from experts in Bosnia & Herzegovina.Jan 25, 2022 · Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare. January 25, 2022 1:12 pm (EST) Uncertainty continues to surround the whereabouts of President Roch Kaboré after the Burkinabe leader was deposed in a coup over the ... Reviewed by Lawrence D. Freedman. pre-histories of the Vietnam War. The work is magisterial. It focuses on the American response to the steady deterioration in France's position leading up to its calamitous defeat at the hands of the Vietminh at Dien Bien Phu in 1954 and the awkward compromises produced by the Geneva Conference later that year.Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare. March 22, 2022 4:33 pm (EST) The apparent reluctance of many African countries to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caught many Western governments ...Book Series Editors (advisory): Adam Branch, Alex de Waal, Alcinda Honwana, Ebenezer Obadare, Carlos Oya and Nick Westcott. COVID-19 Debating Ideas Economies and Societies South Africa. Informal Retailers: A Missed Opportunity for Tackling Food Insecurity in South Africa’s Covid-19 Response.The moral and political philosophy of Abileah, a distinguished Israeli musician, is that of Martin Buber and Judah Magnes, one of reconciliation and nonviolence. He has made notable efforts, through proposals to the United Nations, through public appearances and appeals, and through the pattern of his own life, to promote Jewish-Arab concord and a Middle East (Israel-Palestine-Jordan) federation.Symposium on Pastoral Power, Clerical State. Ebenezer Obadare's Pentecostal Power, Clerical State charts the changing nature of political theological power in postcolonial Nigeria.In tracing the shift in authority from who he calls the "Man of Letters" to the "Man of God" Obadare reveals how the fallout from postcolonial rule and governmental corruption opened up a power vaccum in ...29 Haz 2021 ... 01:49:59 - Dr. Ebenezer Obadare, professor of sociology at the University of Kansas and author of Pentecostal Republic (Zed Books, ...Ebenezer Obadare, a scholar of Nigeria, is professor of sociology at the ... Pentecostal republic · Ebenezer Obadare. Christian Pentecostalism has crept to the ...Ebenezer Obadare is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Kansas, Lawrence. He earned his doctorate in Social Policy from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2005, and has undergraduate and graduate degrees in History (1989) and International Relations (1992) respectively from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.Nov 11, 2019 · Drawing on critical readings across several humanistic social science disciplines, especially sociology and politics, Ebenezer Obadare provides compelling analysis of the exponential growth of Pentecostal movements during Nigeria’s Fourth Republic. Ebenezer Obadare is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, United States. He holds a PhD in Social Policy from the London School of Economics and Political Science, where he received the Department of Social Policy's Richard Titmuss Best PhD Thesis Prize (2005).EBENEZER OBADARE. Show author details EBENEZER OBADARE* Affiliation: University of Kansas. Article Metrics Article contents. Abstract; Get access. Share. Cite Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window] Abstract. An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information ...By Ebenezer Obadare | Sundiata Post Verified IBADAN - Suspected Oodua (Yoruba) Nation agitators caused panic in parts of the country's South-West this Sunday morning, May 28, 2023, attacking a police station in Niheria's former capital, Lagos, and hijacking a radio station in Ibadan, capital of neighbouring Oyo State.Michelle Gavin, Ebenezer Obadare, and other experts track political and security developments across sub-Saharan Africa. Most weekdays. Url. Email Address. View all newsletters >Michelle Gavin, Ebenezer Obadare, and other experts track political and security developments across sub-Saharan Africa. Most weekdays. Url. Email Address. View all newsletters >Ebenezer Obadare, a senior fellow for Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, said he and others who “detest” Nigeria’s governing party can only criticize it for not doing enough ...Pour le chercheur nigérian Ebenezer Obadare, du groupe de réflexion Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), la lutte de pouvoir entre la Russie et l'Occident en Afrique est un nouveau chapitre de la ...Ebenezer Obadare, a senior fellow for Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, said he and others who "detest" Nigeria's governing party can only criticize it for not doing enough ...Professor Ebenezer Obadare. 16th January, 2022. The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) has announced the appointment of Professor Ebenezer Obadare. He is now its Douglas Dillion Senior Fellow for Africa Studies on its David Rockefeller Studies Programme. Obadare, according to CFR, ”will research and write on US relations with Africa and ...Ebenezer Obadare 14:13. So that’s a great question. I’m going to give you two responses. One is, I’m going to respond to your question. And then, on the back end, maybe offer a little bit of criticism, not of you, but of the African response to sort of give you a more comprehensive picture of what I’m talking about. Ebenezer Obadare 15:20Ebenezer Obadare is Douglas Dillon senior fellow for Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Before joining CFR, he was professor of sociology at the University of Kansas,... Michelle Gavin, Ebenezer Obadare, and other experts track political and security developments across sub-Saharan Africa. Most weekdays. Url. Email Address. View all newsletters >Ebenezer Obadare is an assistant professor of Sociology at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, USA. He is the co-editor of Encountering the Nigerian State (Palgrave-Macmillan, 2010). A MacArthur Foundation Research and Writing grant awardee, Dr. Obadare's articles have appeared in African Affairs, The Journal of Modern African Studies, Development in Practice, Politique Africaine, Africa ...Ebenezer Obadare is professor of sociology at the University of Kansas and Research Fellow at the Research Institute for Theology and Religion, ...It is time the authorities in Nigeria did the right thing and arrest Mr. Temitope Balogun Joshua, the self-styled General Overseer of The Synagogue, Church of All Nations (SCOAN). Here is why: On Friday, September 12, 2014, a guest hostel located within the premises of Mr. Joshua's sprawling church at Ikotun-Egbe, Lagos, collapsed. The most […]Ebenezer Obadare Douglas Dillon Senior Fellow for Africa Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, Washington, DC, USA and Research Fellow, Institute for Theology and Religion, University of South Africa Email: [email protected] Abstract Nigerian Pentecostalism continues to assume many of the externalities of popular culture inMichelle Gavin, Ebenezer Obadare, Raphael Parens, and Fola Aina. July 6, 2023. Members. A lot happens every day. Alliances shift, leaders change, and conflicts erupt. With In Brief, we'll help you make sense of it all. Each week, experts will dig deep on a single issue happening in the world to help you better understand it. *** Earlier this ...Buy Civic Agency in Africa: Arts of Resistance in the 21st Century by Professor Ebenezer Obadare (Contributions by), Wendy Willems (Contributions by), Basile Ndijo (Contributions by) online at Alibris. We have new and used copies available, in 1 editions - starting at $24.95. 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